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Karlovy Vary

The biggest and best known spa town in the Czech Republic whose fame is based on the healing effects of warm springs in the valley of the Teplá river. The thermal springs of Karlovy Vary, unique thanks to their composition range among the most effective mineral water worldwide. The most plentiful of them, the Geyser of Karlovy Vary, jets out of the depth of 2,000 meters with the volume of 1,500 liters per minute. It is characterized by an absolute ecological purity we can hardly find in the majority of surface waters at the present.

The most significant cultural event is the International Film Festival. In Karlovy Vary there is the Music Festival Dvořák´s Autumn held annually. Among the top sports activities there are golf, horse races, tennis and others in lead. Karlovy Vary prides itself on many products connected with this very town, such as the Becherovka liqueur, the Moser glass and a hundred-year long tradition of porcelain manufacturing.

The famous visitors to Karlovy Vary include such personalities as Tsar Peter the Great of Russia, Empress Maria Teresa, Empress Marie Louisa of France, Emperor Franz Joseph I, Johann S. Bach, Johann W. Goethe, Giacomo Casanova, Friedrich Schiller, Ludwig van Beethoven, Karel Marx, Richard Strauss and many others.

Spa hotels

Parkhotel Richmond

The Richmond Parkhotel is located in a calm part of Karlovy Vary on the bank of the Tepla river and is surrounded by an English-style park. In this park there are situated an original Japanese meditation garden and a lovely small pavilion with a well called Stephanie. The Richmond Hotel can be proud of its history of more than 160 years, and it belongs to the most beautiful spa hotels in the city.